William Aiken Walker
American · 1839–1921 · Painter, Printmaker
William Aiken Walker was an American artist best known for genre paintings of African-American sharecroppers. He also documented the American Civil War era during his service… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Man Holding PossumBrunk Auctions · $42,000≈ £32,931≈ €37,594Sign up to see
- Choppin' the PatchBrunk Auctions · $30,000≈ £22,255≈ €26,457Sign up to see
Cotton Pickers, a pairBonhams · $20,400≈ £10,379≈ €12,950Sign up to see
William Aiken Walker’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 82 | 77 | 94% | $8.4kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $42kSign up |
| Oil | 82 | 77 | 94% | $8.4kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $42kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $9kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $14.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | $9kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 13 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | $14kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $17.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $14.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $20.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $11.4kSign up |